Cole Point

Hiked: 11/18/2024
Distance: 2.8 miles round trip on dirt road and trail
Summit Elevation: 5609'
Elevation Gain: 1518'
Elevation Gain (in Empire State Buildings): 1.5
Round trip time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Recommended water: 32 oz.
Parking/Fees: Free at turnount on Angeles Forest Highway
Difficulty: Easy

After the Mount Emma loop, I drove a few miles to a turnout on Angeles Forest Highway to hike Cole Point (HPS #222). The topo lists it as Cole BM. It is about half way between Mount Emma and Pacifico Mountain. It started on a dirt service road that led to an electrical tower. Before reaching the tower, a use trail snaked up the ridge toward Cole. The ridge was quite steep and the approach looked like a miniature version of Iron Mountain from Allison Saddle. Fortunately, the use trail was grassy and the ground was soft, making traction a non-issue. I took my time going up and enjoyed the calf burn. I had cell reception as long as the tower was in view, only losing it at the very top. Cole had another triangle marker and a register, but no benchmark I could find. Wide firebreaks led to adjacent peaks and it looked like the firebreak went all the way to Pacifico.